Fuel starvation creates need for an off airport emergency forced landing. Landing undershot.

Attributes
ACN	228706
Time
Date	199212
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 695 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	228706
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Engine began to sputter and fail at 300 ft AGL on approach to oak. An emergency landing was accomplished on golf course short of runway. Fuel in left tank was exhausted. Fuel in right tank was to the 'tabs.' primary cause of accident was failure to verify fuel on most full tank at OM. I instructed PF to perform the prelndg checklist but was distraction by ATC and traffic and did not verify that he completed the checklist. He was new to the aircraft and overlooked and did not complete the checklist. As flight instructor, I was not in position to read the fuel gauges. However I should have insured that pilot was using a written checklist and that the checklist had been completed. I was distraction from doing this by the workload of watching for traffic in a very busy environment and monitoring student's performance in other areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL STARVATION CREATES NEED FOR AN OFF ARPT EMER FORCED LNDG. LNDG UNDERSHOT.

Narrative: ENG BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND FAIL AT 300 FT AGL ON APCH TO OAK. AN EMER LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON GOLF COURSE SHORT OF RWY. FUEL IN L TANK WAS EXHAUSTED. FUEL IN R TANK WAS TO THE 'TABS.' PRIMARY CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE TO VERIFY FUEL ON MOST FULL TANK AT OM. I INSTRUCTED PF TO PERFORM THE PRELNDG CHKLIST BUT WAS DISTR BY ATC AND TFC AND DID NOT VERIFY THAT HE COMPLETED THE CHKLIST. HE WAS NEW TO THE ACFT AND OVERLOOKED AND DID NOT COMPLETE THE CHKLIST. AS FLT INSTRUCTOR, I WAS NOT IN POS TO READ THE FUEL GAUGES. HOWEVER I SHOULD HAVE INSURED THAT PLT WAS USING A WRITTEN CHKLIST AND THAT THE CHKLIST HAD BEEN COMPLETED. I WAS DISTR FROM DOING THIS BY THE WORKLOAD OF WATCHING FOR TFC IN A VERY BUSY ENVIRONMENT AND MONITORING STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE IN OTHER AREAS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.